December 12, 2007

Wednesday Food & Drink Round-Up

A New Bar and Music Venue on 7th?
"According to a couple of sources, 7th street between 2nd and 3rd aves will soon be home to a new musical venue run by the good folks at Union Hall. Given the problems that I've heard about with their current location - i.e. noise complaints, it makes sense to open something in a location where noise is not an issue." [Food of the Future]

Luger's Mystery Room Opening Soon
178 Broadway, Williamsburg; (718) 387-7400
"Upon walking into Lugers in Brooklyn tonight I had noticed a big plaid curtain to the right of the bar. Looks as though the mystery room which I have inquired about many times before on the site is set to open by weeks end. The manager Tom has told me the it will open by the end of the week but he still has to see it to believe it himself, the project has been ongoing for over 5 years and has been held back numerous times due to environmental issues. Right now the room is filled with tables and chairs and is completely lit with lights." [Eater]

Tanoreen Will Relocate Within Bay Ridge
7704 Third Ave., nr. 77th St., Bay Ridge; 718-748-5600
"Tanoreen has decided to expand to accommodate all its new admirers, acquiring the lease on a nearby space twice its size. 'We're really tight on the weekend, and our lease is up. So now is the time to make the step,' chef-owner Rawia Bishara tells us. 'It will be four to five months, but we won’t be closing; we're going to move right from the one location to the other one in late spring.'" [Grub Street]

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Categories: Bay Ridge, Food and Drink, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Restaurants, Williamsburg, Windsor Terrace

December 7, 2007

Condo of the Day: The Residence at Windsor Terrace

This new condo on the Windsor Terrace-Kensington border hit the market a couple of months ago, with Corcoran touting its “elegance, affordability and style.” How so? The eight units evidently have seven-foot windows, crown molding, Jacuzzis and “luminous white marble countertops”; in terms of affordability, the pricing is a touch higher than at other new developments in the area, like Park Circle. Two-bedrooms are asking between $509,000 and $560,000, or around $575 to $600 a square foot. (At Park Circle, which is about seven blocks away and has larger units, prices are running in the mid-$400 to mid-$500-a-foot range.) Since there are no interior pics on Corcoran’s website, it’s hard to judge whether the finishes transcend the ho-hum exterior and justify the prices. Anyone scoped them out?
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Categories: Condos, Kensington, Windsor Terrace